Aristocats and other Disney features on BD?

[Ernest Rister]

Originally Posted by GregBlu5

Let's just hope that when they do release old titles that were in the theaters in Widescreen, that they release them in Blu Widescreen. These Full Screen Disney releases are a ripoff.

The last time Disney released 101 Dalmatians to theaters -- I think it was Fall1991 -- Disney presented it theatrically in 1.33:1, masking off the sides of the frame so that theaters would have to show it in the correct 1.33:1 aspect ratio. This followed on the heels of the 1990 Fantasia re-release which did the same thing. Ditto the 1992 theatrical re-release of Pinocchio and the 1993 re-release of Snow White.

People are surprised to hear that Disney presented 101 Dalmatians in that fashion, largely because of the imdb which lists the OAR of Dalmatians as 1.75:1.

The subject of Disney aspect ratios for animation after 1959 is very muddy. I'd talk more, but have to run.